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Shady Behavior Places Gulf Helo Operators On Alert
February 04, 2010
Suspicious activity over the last two weeks reported near critical infrastructure and helicopter bases serving the Gulf of Mexico’s oil and gas industry has prompted law enforcement agencies to issue a fresh security alert. On Monday, the Louisiana State Analytical and Fusion Exchange (LA-Safe) issued a notice to all Gulf operators titled “Suspicious...
moreSafety Board Rules on Colgan Q400 Crash
February 04, 2010
The NTSB has ruled that last February’s crash of a Colgan Air Q400 on the outskirts of Buffalo, N.Y., was due to the captain’s inappropriate actions in response to the activation of the stick shaker. Its report, released at a press conference yesterday, said the pilot pulled back on the control column when the shaker activated, placing the twin turboprop...
moreFAA Warns of Fire Extinguisher Dangers
February 01, 2010
The FAA is seeking comments on an Airworthiness Directive aimed at contaminated Halon 1211 used in some handheld cabin fire extinguishers. According to the FAA, “The contaminated nature of this gas, when used against a fire, may provide reduced fire suppression. In addition, extinguisher activation may lead to release of toxic fumes, possibly causing injury...
moreARG/US Endorses IS-BAO as Standard
February 01, 2010
Aviation Research Group/US (ARG/US) is endorsing the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) as the “one standard that all operators of business jets around the world would be measured by and audited against.” According to ARG/US CEO Joe Moeggenberg, if the industry does not take this opportunity to make IS-BAO– along with its...
moreTo meet ICAO standards, firms seek IS-BAO audits
February 01, 2010
As the clock ticks toward the November compliance date for ICAO’s Annex 6 Part II, which contains standards and recommended practices for international operators of large aircraft and business jets, many aviation safety auditors are noting an increase in audit inquiries and bookings for certification to the International Business Aviation Council’s (IBAC)...
moreUK Stiffens Law on Laser Attacks
February 01, 2010
A new Article 222 of UK Air Navigation Order 2009 makes it illegal “to shine any light at any aircraft in flight so as to dazzle or distract the pilot of the aircraft.” The country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) hopes the article, coupled with new technology used by police air support units, will increase conviction rates. The CAA introduced the law when...
moreIS-BAO Registry Reaches 200 Operators
February 01, 2010
NBAA announced that the list of registered operators under the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) has surpassed the 200 mark. The code of best safety practices, released in 2002, is designed to help flight departments achieve high levels of safety and professionalism. IS-BAO is the only aviation industry code of practice...
moreCargo Learjet crashes on approach to PWK
February 01, 2010
The NTSB is investigating the January 5 fatal crash of a Learjet 35A in Prospect Heights, Ill. Owned and operated as a cargo hauler by Waterford, Mich.-based Royal Air Freight, N720RA was destroyed when it crashed into a forest preserve approximately two miles short of Chicago Executive (formerly Palwaukee) Airport (PWK), killing pilot Stephen Ellis and...
moreTo address wake turbulence, Australian airport changes parallel runway procedures
February 01, 2010
Australia’s Sydney International Airport has modified its parallel runway operating procedures as a result of a November 2008 incident in which the crew of a Saab 340B lost control on approach while it was trailing an Airbus A380 landing on a parallel runway.
Controllers are now required to provide wake turbulence separation when a “super-wake-turbulence-...
moreFalcon crash in Bahamas mars 2009 safety record
February 01, 2010
The sole fatal accident involving a U.S.-registered business jet in 2009 occurred on December 17 when a Dassault Falcon 20D crashed on the sparsely populated island of Great Inagua in the Bahamas, claiming the lives of captain Harold Mangel and first officer Freddy Castro (the only people aboard the twinjet). N28RK, operated by Florida-based FL Aviation...
moreLegacy Midair Pilots Still in Legal Jungle
February 01, 2010
American charter firm ExcelAire and pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino remain entangled in Brazilian legal battles more than three years after the Sept. 29, 2006, midair over the Amazon jungle between their Embraer Legacy 600 and a Gol Airlines 737-800 that resulted in the deaths of all 154 aboard the airliner. A Brazilian federal appeals court last...
moreOhio MU-2 Accident Claims Four
February 01, 2010
A Mitsubishi MU-2 crashed on the afternoon of January 18 during approach to landing at Lorain County Regional airport in Elyria, Ohio, killing all four occupants aboard the turboprop twin. This is the first fatal MU-2 accident since the FAA issued new special FARs governing MU-2 pilot training (for more on this training, see page 30). Until the accident...
more2009 Bizav Accidents Decrease as Flight Hours Decline
February 01, 2010
As flight activity last year declined from that of the previous year–by between 14 and 20 percent–so too did the number of U.S. business aircraft accidents, according to year-end statistics released by Boca Raton, Fla.-based industry safety analyst Robert E. Breiling Associates. Last year U.S.-registered business jets and turboprops were involved in 44...
moreTSA begins airport vulnerability assessment
February 01, 2010
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced January 13 that it is launching its General Aviation Airports Vulnerability Assessment as mandated by a congressional law.The 9/11 Commission Recommendation Act of 2007 required the agency to develop and implement a standardized threat and vulnerability assessment program for approximately 3,000 GA...
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